256160 I stayed home all day long instead of going to the movies. CK 1643962 Instead of taking notes, I spent the whole class doodling. darinmex 953979 Instead of eating real food, we just ate junk food all day. CK 298572 Instead of going himself, he sent his brother in his place. CK 245734 Instead of watching television, the children played outside. CK 249370 We should appeal to reason instead of resorting to violence. CM 301250 He entered the business world instead of going on to college. CM 301138 He was so busy that he sent his son instead of going himself. CK 2740316 Tom said that it wasn't his fault and he blamed Mary instead. Hybrid 1961342 I thought it might be better to tell you now instead of later. CK 242795 Instead of cleaning the house today, I think I'll take a walk. CK 3150629 They were all out of apples, so I bought some bananas instead. CK 840112 Luckily, the treatment was only ineffective instead of harmful. papabear 36417 Why did you tear the cloth instead of cutting it with scissors? CK 1415695 Boggle is a game that uses dice with letters instead of numbers. Nero 951293 Instead of going back to the party, why don't we go to my place? FeuDRenais 26484 I don't feel like going to the movies. Let's take a walk instead. CK 2952482 I think Tom is the person who should be doing this instead of me. CK 278790 You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling. CM 271633 Instead of waiting for a contract, we can handle it over the phone. CK 25811 Instead of beating around the bush, Jones got straight to the point. CK 3324274 Instead of fixing the problem, the company fired the whistle-blower. Hybrid 2957085 Tom is definitely the person who should be doing this instead of me. CK 3162090 Instead of complaining, maybe Tom should just help us do it correctly. CK 681117 Some companies have guards at the front desk instead of receptionists. Source_VOA 1990501 Instead of cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up? CK 55044 Instead of laying off these workers, why don't we just cut their hours? CM 326182 You can make up for lost time by taking an airplane instead of a train. CK 315649 She decided to drink water instead of soft drinks in order to lose weight. CK 2952859 I'm really glad you decided to come to our party instead of staying at home. CK 67637 In the U.S., it is common for people to write a check instead of paying cash. CM 269761 Find things out for yourself instead of having a parent or a teacher tell you. CK 255668 Instead of coming directly home, I took the long way and stopped by the post office. CK 24162 When we have a family argument, my husband always sides with his mother instead of me. CK 1003554 Instead of using disposable chopsticks, it's better to use plastic chopsticks that you can wash. CK 611373 Don't change sentences that are correct. You can, instead, submit natural-sounding alternate translations. CK 2009244 One way to lower the number of errors in the Tatoeba Corpus would be to encourage people to only translate into their native languages instead of visa versa. CM 3037515 Tom threw rocks at Mary's window in the middle of the night to get her attention, but he ended up breaking her window instead and Mary's father called the cops. Hybrid 2840514 One way to lower the number of errors in the Tatoeba Corpus would be to encourage people to only translate into their native languages instead of the other way around. CK